2026 Season · 22nd Edition

Tomorrow's great voices.
Discover them on stage.

Thanks to the generous support of Vanda Treiser Initiatives, the Canadian Vocal Arts Institute trains young opera singers and presents a concert season in Montreal every summer — training becomes performance.

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2026 Season — July 11 to August 8

The Vanda Treiser Initiatives present Les Concerts Lyriques de l'ICAV

Fifteen public events where our trainees share the stage with their mentors. Recitals, melodies, gala — four weeks of live music in the heart of Montréal.

The ICAV audition
August 1 · 1:00 PM

The Audition

Salle Claude-Champagne — Montréal 2 hours

Like a real audition at an opera house, all the singers, accompanied by a participating pianist, will perform their audition arias before a jury of seasoned professionals from the field.

$10 to $49
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2026 Academy

The Academy

Six weeks of intensive immersion for singers, conductors, coaches and collaborative pianists. From classical repertoire to grand opera — studied in class, then presented in concert.

Individual mentoring, masterclasses, stage coaching and language coaching: ICAV's pedagogy is rooted in professional practice.

Discover our program Discover our mentors
Musicians and singers on stage
The CVAI fellows in concert
the Journey

Form the Classroom to the Stage

  1. 01

    Academy

    Six weeks of intensive mentorship with guest artists.

  2. 02

    Production

    Staging, rehearsals, set design.

  3. 03

    Les Concerts Lyriques de l'ICAV

    A summer season open to the public, in Montreal.

  4. 04

    Recognition

    Our alumni perform on the world's great stages.

Since 2004

One institution, 22 seasons

  • 22 years
    of opera training in Quebec
  • 400+
    artists trained since 2004
  • 150+
    concerts presented publicly
  • 60+
    invited mentors and collaborators
Sponsorship

Each donation funds a scholarship, a coach, a concert

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